Lone Echo nails the 3 keys to VR gaming
Most virtual reality games are leaving me cold these days. The latest shooting gallery doesn’t even register in my brain anymore, and even the...
Divinity: Original Sin 2 studio claims it set a Steam RPG record (update)
We’ve seen Bluehole Studio crow about its number of people playing 2017’s biggest gaming phenomenon, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, on Steam. But over the weekend, Divinity:...
Call of Duty: WWII asks if you’re willing to disobey orders
Sledgehammer Games and Activision revealed a story trailer for Call of Duty: WWII, the next installment in the military shooter series that takes players...
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite review — corny, smaller roster, but still fun
I’ve been a fan of the Marvel vs. Capcom series since my Dreamcast days. You can always find more technical or methodical fighting games,...
International Game Developers Association names game executive Jen MacLean as interim chief
Jen MacLean, a 25-year veteran of the video game industry, is the new interim executive director for the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), the...
Razer’s Lancehead is the wireless gaming mouse to get
Some people don’t want standard wired mice, but most wireless options aren’t great for gaming. Razer addresses that with the new Lancehead, which is...
The Little Ball That Could is a solid marble platformer
Sega isn’t making new Super Monkey Ball games. And Marble Madness was in arcades more than three decades ago, but the marble-platforming genre lives on...
We can all help with Overwatch’s toxicity — but Blizzard must lead
Recently Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan spoke in an Overwatch Developer Update video about the issue of toxicity and bad behavior in Overwatch. In it, Kaplan...
How the A Maze Festival in Johannesburg showcased Africa’s indie game scene
Today is the last day of the A Maze festival in Johannesburg, a celebration of the international indie developer scene along with games by homegrown...
Break Out: Ultima III and the familial origins of Origin Systems
The following excerpt comes from Break Out: How the Apple II Launched the PC Gaming Revolution by David L. Craddock, available in hardcover from...